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CHARLOTTE, NC – (August 25, 2017) - XOOM Energy, LLC, has surpassed their goal for the amount of food they wished to donate to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina located in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Each year XOOM Energy employees set a combined goal for the entire company. The donation goal for 2017 was 8,000 pounds of food in order to beat the previous year’s record. XOOM Energy flew past this set goal and donated 11,689 pounds of food which is equivalent to 7,792 individual meals. Kay Carter, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina CEO, notes, “On behalf of the agencies that we serve in our 19-county service region, the Food Bank is very grateful to have partners like XOOM Energy, who share our dream that to feed more of our hungry neighbors. Our friends in need – children, seniors, and working poor families will benefit from your teams’ gift to our Food Bank. We thank the XOOM Energy team for this ongoing support.”

Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina distributes 50 million pounds of food over the course of a year to over 700 agencies feeding hungry people in 19 counties. “Every year we look forward to hosting the Second Harvest Food Drive at XOOM Energy, and with each year that passes, we become more eager to break the previous record. I’m proud of our employees here and their willingness to help others in need,” states Thomas Ulry, Chief Executive Officer of XOOM Energy.

About XOOM Energy, LLC

Based in Huntersville, North Carolina, XOOM Energy, is a progressive, independent energy retailer. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, XOOM Energy supplies natural gas, electricity and renewable energy to residential, small business, mid-market and large commercial customers in deregulated energy markets in 19 states, plus the District of Columbia, and Canadian provinces of Alberta and Ontario, in 100+ utility markets across North America. To find out more, visit xoomenergy.com. For other inquiries, please contact info@xoomenergy.com.

About Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina

As part of Feeding America, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina serves 19 counties in North and South Carolina. In FY2015-2016, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina distributed over 50 million pounds of food and household items to over 700 hunger feeding agencies including emergency pantries, soup kitchens, senior programs, shelters and low-income daycares.